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June 22, 2010
What Healthcare Reform Means to You

CHICAGO — The details of the recently passed healthcare-reform bills and their impact on businesses can be confusing. A recent webcast from accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP offered an analysis of the reforms and their impact.

Presenters discussed the potential tax implications to employers and individuals, including tax penalties and other revenue-generating provisions. The webcast also discussed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, and more.

August 17, 2009
Drycleaning Employee Fired over Pregnancy, EEOC Says

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against White Way Cleaners of St. Paul, Minn., accusing the drycleaner of firing an employee because she was pregnant.

July 27, 2009
Senators Drop Card-Check Provision of Employee Free Choice Act

WASHINGTON — Several Democratic senators have decided to drop a central provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041) — the so-called “card-check” provision — to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes.

The provision would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards in support of it. Currently, employers can demand a secret-ballot election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

November 27, 2008
The Bailout’s Breaks: Wall Street Rescue Provides Tax Credits, Deductions (Part 1 of 2)

Talk about last-minute changes to the tax code! The primary purpose of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) is to solve the credit crunch in the financial markets, but it’s also one of the biggest tax bills in recent years.

December 10, 2007
Immigration Service Revises I-9 Form

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) for use. Employers must complete an I-9 form for every employee hired in the United States.

Revisions made to the forms seek to reduce paperwork requirements outlined in the Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which reduced the documents deemed acceptable to prove employment eligibility.

June 26, 2007
Republicans Block Card-Check Union Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Senators yesterday blocked S. 1041, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would replace federally supervised, secret-ballot elections with a “card check” process to determine union representation.

The 51-48 vote demonstrated majority support for the measure but 60 “aye” votes were needed for consideration of the bill to continue.

June 25, 2007
Tell Senate to Vote 'No' on Bill, TCATA Says

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) is calling on members and interested parties to contact their Senators to urge them to vote “No” on the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041).

The proposed legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act to restrict the right of an employer to request a secret-ballot election for employees in union organizing activities. Effectively making union organization easier, the bill applies to small and large businesses alike, TCATA says.